PTSD and Suicides Among Veterans—Recent Findings. (12th September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Koven, Steven G.
• Is Part Of: Public integrity. Volume 19:Number 5(2017)
• Page Start: 500
• Page End: 512
• Publication Date: 2017-09-12
• Subjects: deontology -- post-traumatic stress disorder -- utilitarianism -- veteran suicides; Civil service ethics -- United States -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States -- Periodicals; Political ethics -- United States -- Periodicals; Civil service ethics -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; Political ethics -- Periodicals; Civil service ethics; Political ethics; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects; United States; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; CIVIL SERVICE; MORAL ASPECTS; POLITICAL ETHICS; Periodicals; 172
• DOI: 10.1080/10999922.2016.1248881
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1099-9922

Abstract

Abstract : The mental health of military personnel returning from war is an issue of profound social, ethical, and economic consequence. This article reviews recent literature from academic journals, government agencies, and think tanks related to veterans' PTSD and suicides. The review finds that most studies identify clear linkages between PTSD, suicide, and military service. The conceptual frameworks of utilitarianism and deontology are presented as two viable ethical frameworks for assessing veteran mental health policies. Practical considerations of national security as well as categorical principles are presented as useful lenses to assess the ethicality of policy.